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不得不 (bù dé bù) – have no choice or option but to

bù dé bù

have no choice or option but to

HSK 3.0 Level 32 example sentences

Definitions

  1. 1have no choice or option but to
  2. 2cannot but
  3. 3have to
  4. 4can't help it
  5. 5can't avoid

Example sentences

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  • 她不得不哭。

    tā bù dé bù kū 。

    She could not refrain from tears.

  • 我们也不得不做

    wǒ men yě bù dé bú zuò

    We'll have to do that, too.

Related words

不

bù

no

得

dé

to obtain

觉得

jué de

to think that ...

记得

jì de

to remember

不但

bù dàn

not only (... but also ...)

不管

bù guǎn

not to be concerned

不过

bù guò

only

不仅

bù jǐn

not just

得意

dé yì

proud of oneself

获得

huò dé

to obtain

值得

zhí de

to be worth

不安

bù ān

unpeaceful

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